243 Pounds Of Marijuana, 170 Plants Seized In Raid

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May 21, 2000

Undercover drug agents arrested an east Orange County man on Saturday after finding 243 pounds of marijuana, more than 170 live marijuana plants and indoor growing equipment in a house at the Wedgefield subdivision, the Sheriff's Office said.

Stephen C. Paul, 33, was charged with trafficking and delivery of marijuana after agents discovered about $413,000 worth of pot at the house he rents at 20405 Maxim Parkway, said Cpl. Angelo Nieves. Paul was being held at the Orange County Jail in lieu of $25,000 bail.

Agents said the three-bedroom house apparently was devoted to growing marijuana, because it barely was furnished, Nieves said.

The 243 pounds of dried marijuana was packaged into 2- and 5-pound bricks, he said.